Hair curler



Dec. 17, 1935f M. KuEssLNG ,2,024,771

HAIR CURLER Filed Aug. 2l, 1934 IN VENT OR Max Kessl'ng Patented Dec.17, 1935 HAIR CURLER Max Kiessling, Waterbury, Conn., assignor toHayes-Donahue Company, Waterbury, Conn., a corporation of ConnecticutApplication August 21, 1934, Serial No. 740,791

12 Claims. (Cl. 132-41) This invention relates to hair curlers, and moreparticularly to a curler that may be applied to the hair for any desiredlength of time, as during rest periods, in order to allow the hair totake a set upon the curling device.

One object of this invention is to provide a hair curl'er of the abovenature having novel means for hinging the several parts together, andlocking the same upon a twisted tuft of hair.

A further object is to provide a hair curler comprising a tubular bodymember to which are pivotally connected a jaw and a locking loop, and inwhich a portion of the locking loop serves as f, the pivot pin foritself and the jaw. 15

A further object is to provide a hair curling device of the above naturein which the hinged wire loop is adapted to be locked in hair-curlingposition by means of a sliding locking bar embracing said loop andengaging in suitable slots in the adjacent end of the hair curler.

A further object is to provide a hair curler of the above nature whichwill be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to y lapply and manipulate, compact, ornamental in 25.'4

appearance, and Very efficient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view there have been illustrated on theaccompanying drawing two forms in which the invention may be con- Yveniently embodied in practice.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 represents a side elevational view of the hair curling devicewith a section broken away.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same.

Fig. 3 is a left-hand end view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig.2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the hair curling device as it appearsduring the initial step of locking a tuft of hair therein.

Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the device after the tuft of hair hasbeen locked thereon in twisted condition.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective View of the handle end of thetubular body, showing a modied construction for holding the spring inplace.

Referring now to the drawing in which like reference numerals denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral I0indicates a hollow tubular body section having a tapered curved clamp oralligator jaw I I hinged thereto, said jaw being concave-convex incrosssection so as to tightly embrace the upper portion of the body IIJ.y

The tubular body member is provided with a series of perforations I2 incircumferentially spaced rows extending substantially throughout itsentire length, and which are adapted topermit air to circulatetherethrough for drying the hair. The alligator jaw II is likewiseformed with a 5 series of spaced perforations I3, which are adapted toregister with the upper row of perforations in the body member I0.

In order to hinge the body I0 and the alligator jaw I I together, thelatter member isv provided 10 with apair of lugs I4 and I5 dependingfrom its lower edge, and having apertures I6 therein, which are adaptedto register with similar apertures in the body I0, and the intermediatesection II of the wire loop I8 is transversely posil5 tioned therein.The section II thus constitutes a common hinge pin for pivotallyconnecting the jaw II and the wire loop I8 to the body member I0.

' The tubular body member is provided at its 20 rear end with anintegral rearwardly extending finger grip portion I9, and the alligatorjaw II is provided with a similar rearwardly extending opposed nger gripportion 20, and when said portions IS and 20 are manually squeezedtogether, 25 the opposite end of the alligator jaw II will be separatedfrom the body portion I0, as shown in Fig. 5. The jaw I I is adapted tobe normally held in closed position upon the body I 0 by means of asubstantially U-shaped leaf-spring 2| having di- 30 verging endspositioned within the folds of the iinger grip portions I9and 20.

In -order to provide a secure anchorage for the U-shaped spring ZI inits assembled position, the finger grip portions I9 and 2Q are provided35 with a pair of sheared integral strap loops I9a and 20a formedinwardly from the body of said grip portions I9 and 28 (see Figs. 1 and5). In assembly, the arms o-f the spring I9 are slipped through thestrap loops I9a and 20a until the 40 tip ends of the spring abut againsta pair of anges ISb and 20h provided at the extreme ends of the ngergrip portions I9 and 20. The crown end of the spring 2I is provided witha re-entrant arch 2Ia which is adapted to embrace the inter- 45 mediatesection of the loop hinge pin I l. It will be obvious from the aboveconstruction that the spring will be rmly held against any forcestending to displace it from position.

The wire loop I8 is formed with a pair of op- 50 posed bowed sections 22and 23, which merge at a point adjacent the nose end V2Il of the bodyIIJ into a pair of parallel straight sections 25 and 26, the forwardends 21 and 28 ofAwhich are turned inwardly into abutted engagement. The55 positioned in its rearmost position, as shown inV Figs. 1, 2, and 6,it engages in a. Vpair of opposed slots 33 formed in the nose 24 of thebody ID, thus locking the loop I8 rigidly upon said body.

Operation In operation, when it is desired to curl a tuft of hair, thesliding bar will first be slipped forwardly on the parallel sections and26 to a position free of the slots 33, whereupon the loop I8 will bepermitted toV swing downwardly to the open position as shown in Fig. 5,and by manually pressing the finger grip portions I9 and 28 together,the nose of the alligatorjaw II will' be swung upwardly against theinfluence of the spring 2|. The loose ends of the tutt of hair,preferably moistened, may then be slipped underneath the jaw to aposition adjacent its hinging fulcrum I1 as shown in Fig. 5, after whichthe jaw willbe allowed to snap back into normal clamping position shownin Fig. 1.

The hair curling deviceV will then be twisted the desired number oftimes for coiling the hair Y tightly about the body I0 and the exteriorsur- Y If desired, a tighter face of the jaw In performing the aboveoperation, the wire loop I8 will preferably be Aswung to a positionsubstantially at right-angles to the body member and be-convenientlyused as a handle for holding the same.

After the twisting operation has been com- A pleted, the wire loop I8will .be swung back into normal parallel alinement with the body IB, and

' the sliding bar 3l|will be forced rearwardly into locking engagementwithin the slots 3.3. In this position, the bowed portions 22 and 23 ofthe wire loop will snugly embrace the hair twisted about the body ||lVand the jaw the hair by keeping Vthe Yalligator jaw II open during theentire operation of twistingthe hair about the body IILVafter which thejaw I| will be released and permitted to clamp thereupon. Fig. 7 shows amodied construction of means Y. for anchoring the jaw operating spring2| in position. This form is identical with the first form excepty thatthe strap loops |911'l and V20a are omitted and a pair of spaced lugs 34are,

Vformed integral with each flange |91)- and 20h of the lfinger grips I9and 20, only one pair of Asuch lugs 34 being` shown. The lugs 34 arebent inwardly into contact with the concavebody of the finger grips I9and 20, and are adapted to engage on opposite edges of the extremitiesof the spring 2|. Y

It is also within the scope of the present invention to employ a pair ofspaced inwardly formed nibs or prick punches to embrace the sidesV ofthe ends of the spring 2| for holding the latter in position in lieu ofthe strap loops |9a i and 20a or'the lugs 34 described above.

While there have been disclosed in thisY speci-- cation two forms inwhich the invention may be embodied, it is to beunderstood that theseforms are shown for the purpose of illustration only,

and that the invention is notto belimited to twist may be provided in',V

the specific disclosures but may be modied and embodied in various otherforms without departing from its spirit. In short, the inventionincludes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scopeof the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new andfor which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

1. In a hair curling device, a tubular body member, a cooperating jawmember and a wire loop member pivoted to said body member, said Wireloop having a pair of parallel sections extending beyond the forward endof said body member, said body having a pair of opposed slots providedin its forward end, and a locking bar slidable on said parallel sectionsand adapted to engage said opposed slots for interlocking saidloop andsaid body.

2. In .a hair curling device, a tubular body member, a jaw member and awire loop member cooperating therewith, said wire loop having atransverse end section engaging in apertures in said body and jawmembers and comprising a hinge for pivotally connecting said memberstogether at a common fulcrum point, said wire loop extending beyond theend of said body section and having inturned ends, and means slidablymounted on the sides of said extending loop section for interlockingvengagement with said, body. 3. In a haircurling device, a body member, ajaw member hinged at a point between its ends to said body member andhaving a fingery engaging portion, a loop member having one end hingedto said body member, and means slidable upon and connected to the otherend of said loop member for interlocking engagementv with lsaid bodymember, y A

4. In a hair curling device, a body member, a jaw member hinged at a point between its ends to said body member and having a finger engagingportion, a loop member having one end hinged to said body member, andmeans slidable upon and connected to the Vother end of said loop memberfor interlocking engagement with said body member, -said loop member andsaid jaw member being pivoted upon a common fulcrum.

f 5. In a hair curling device, a body member, a

Y spring-pressed jaw member hinged at a. point between its ends to saidbody member and having a finger engaging portion, a substantially rigidloop member having one end hinged to said body member, and meansslidable upon and connected to the other end of said loop member andhaving interlocking engagement with said body member.

6. Ina hair curling device, a body member haV-' ing a slotted end, a jawmember of shorter length than said body member pivoted thereto, meanspivoted to said body member for embracing a tuft of hair coiled on saidbody member whenY Vhandles at one end, a U-'shaped leaf-spring ylocatedbetween said handles to urge the opposite Y f ends of said body and jawtowardr one Aanother to clamp upon a tuft of hair, and offset eye strapson said body Vand jaw for holding said spring .against lateral twisting.

8. In a haircurling device, a tubular body, a

jawmember conformably fitted and hinged'to 75 60. swung up into parallelrelation thereto, andV said body, said body and jaw member havinghandles at one end, a U-shaped leaf-spring 1ocated between said handlesto urge the opposite ends of said body and jaw toward one another toclamp upon a tuft of hair, and means on said body and jaw for holdingsaid spring against lateral twisting, said means comprising a pair ofstrap loops formed inwardly from the handle ends of said body and jawand embracing the arms of said spring.

9. In a hair curling device, a tubular body, a jaw member, a transversepin for hinging said body .and jaw together, a Ui-shaped leaf-spring forpressing one end of said body and jaw member upon a tuft of hair locatedtherebetween, the crowned end of said spring having a recess forembracing the hinge pin in such a manner as to centralize said spring.

10. In a hair curling device, a tubular body, a jaw member, a transversepin for hinging said body and jaw together, a U-shaped leaf-spring forpressing one end of said body and jaw member upon a tuft of hair locatedtherebetween, ,and means formed at the crowned end of said spring forembracing the hinge pin in such a manner as to centralize said spring,said latter means comprising a re-entrant .arcuate section of saidcrowned end.

l1. In a hair curling device, a tubular body, a jaw member, a transversepin for hinging said body and jaw together, 'a U-shaped leaf-spring forpressing one end of 'said body .and jaw member upon a tut of hairlocated therebetween, and means formed at the crowned end of said springfor embracing the hinge pin in such a manner as to centralize saidspring, the arms of said spring being secured in position by a pair ofloops,`

formed inwardly from said body and jaw member.

12. In a hair curling device, a tubular body, a

jaw member, a transverse pin for hinging said body and jaw together, aU-shaped leaf-spring for pressing one end of said body and jaw memberupon a tuft of hair located therebetween, the crowned end of said springhaving a recess for embracing the hinge pin in such a manner as tocentralize Said spring, the arms of said spring being secured inposition by a pair of loops formed inwardly from said body andjawmember.

MAX KIESSLING.

